Police Took War Papers, Said Agent
LONDON: Colonel Alexander Scotland, 72, a former British Intelligence agent, said yesterday that Scotland,…
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Courts & crime, 1955
208 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 11
Police Say Mother Killed Her Daughter
MELBOURNE: A girl found dead on her bed yesterday had been heavily struck on the head at least seven times, the…
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Police are anxious to contact a man who assisted in the rescue of a swimmer at One Mile Beach, near Nelson Bay,…
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BERNE: All Swiss frontier posts and police stations were alerted last night after at least one and possibly two…
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WELLINGTON (N.Z.): Women among more than 100 persons in the courtroom sobbed to-day as Senga Florence Whittingham, 27-years-old doctor, was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for the manslaughter of her former fiance, Dr. John William Sounders…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rather Gaol Than Answer Whether He Is a Communist
SYDNEY: A man told the Royal Commission on Espionage this morning that he would rather go to goat than answer the question “Are you a Communist?”…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →US Gangster Dies After Gun Battle With Police
NEW YORK: A gangland gunmen, Augusto Robles, who had escaped from police twice in one day was killed yesterday in a New York flat after a 90-minutes bottle with more than 100 police…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Claims Police Discontented
SYDNEY: The Government should not oppose the new log of claims for police as there was discontent…
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SYDNEY: Chief of the C.I.B. (Supt Flint) today ordered a “Clean-up” following the fourth sex attack on a woman since…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Search For Radio Man
SYDNEY: Police are searching for a well-known 2UW radio announcer, Neil James Archer…
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Two charges by Edith Maud Towns, of Newcastle-street, East Maitland, against her husband, ,John Henry Towns,…
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HOUSTON (Texas): Police investigating the death of two small brothers claim that their mother; Mrs. Ann…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Traffic Cases At Kurri Court
KURRI:.. Brian S; Minter, of Harle-street, Weston pleaded guilty at Kurri court, to-day to a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Charged with Deserting Ship Two Seamen Remanded
At the Muswellbrook Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, John Burns and Thomas Arthur Clark were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Convicted on Assault Charge Wife Said Husband Headed Car Towards Her
At the Muswellbrook Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday last, before Mr. N. Fegan, S.M., the police proceeded against Charles Jacob Kline on a charge of assaulting a female,…
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At last Wednesday's sitting of the Muswellbrook Court of Petty Sessions before Mr. N. Fegan, S.M., Vinden Garlick, building conractor, of Lorne Street, Muswellbrook, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Superintendent's Report on Flood Mayor and President Pay Tribute to Muswellbrook and Denman Police
Police Superintendent Clifton arrived in Muswellbrook on Wednesday after making a survey of the flood situation at Maitland and Singleton…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Court Sets Rules For Wife-Beating
LONDON: Cairo Divorce Court- laid down rules to wife-beating; the “Dally Etx-press correspondent in Cairo…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Those Stout Fellows" Tribute to Police From Denman (To the Editor)
Sir.—The floods have receded, and our thoughts are gradually being weaned away from the stark…
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Mr. F. R. Wood, S.M., in Maitland Court to-day sentenced four young men to six months gaol for stealing…
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